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Culture: A new world history by Martin Puchner
RRP: £25.00£16.79'A writer of genius' - William DalrympleCan anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing.It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to... -
Charlotte Perriand by Justin McGuirk 9781872005522
RRP: £24.95£17.35Charlotte Perriand was one of great designers of the twentieth century. A pioneer of modernism, her work was often overshadowed by her more famous male collaborators, who included Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Jean Prouve. However, in recent years... -
Architectural Design with SketchUp: 3D Modeling, Extensions, BIM, Rendering, Making, Scripting, and LayOut by Alexander C. Schreyer 9781394161133
RRP: £47.50£46.69ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WITH SKETCHUP The most complete reference for anyone using SketchUp, fully updated to cover the latest features, with a new chapter on drawing preparation using LayOut This newly updated and revised Third Edition of Architectural... -
The Greek Body by Ian Jenkins 9780714122687
RRP: £19.99£14.35The ancient Greeks perceived the human body as an object of sensory delight and its depiction as the expression of an intelligent mind. This sumptuous photographic book explores ancient Greek sculptures of the body from every angle. With an introduction... -
Edward Seago by James Russell 9781848221475
RRP: £45.00£35.00This is the definitive account of the life and work of Edward Seago (1910-1974), the highly popular, versatile and talented British painter whose work was inspired by John Sell Cotman, John Constable and Alfred Munnings.Over 200 colour reproductions are... -
Rhododendron Dissected: Flora in Close-up by David Purvis
RRP: £16.99£14.52Rhododendrons are seen from a very different perspective in this beautiful new book from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Rhododendron Dissected features photographs that capture the macro and micro floral and leaf characteristics of rhododendrons,... -
Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop by Publishing 3dtotal 9781909414945
RRP: £31.99£23.14Photoshop is the tool of the modern artist and provides everything you need to succeed as a designer in the popular and growing video games and movie industries. Featuring thorough guidance from the point of installing Photoshop to the creation of your... -
Rachel Ashwell's Painted Stories: Furniture, Decorating, and Whimsy by Rachel Ashwell
RRP: £9.99£7.67This personal notebook reveals Rachel Ashwell's thoughts about everything she loves, and through her visual story telling she shares her poetic view of life. Painted Stories is a feast for the eyes, heart and soul, and a journey for your mind to wander... -
Edward Gorey His Book Cover Art & Design by Steven Heller 9780764971471
£32.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764971471Author Steven HellerFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Pomegranate Communications Inc,USPublisher Pomegranate Communications... -
London by Design: The Iconic Transport Designs that Shaped our City by London Transport Museum
RRP: £20.00£14.69Curated and designed by the experts at The London Transport Museum, this collection showcases London's 100 greatest transport design icons from the past 150 years.From TfL's exclusive Johnston font; Westminster Station's ground breaking architecture;... -
Basquiat by Leonhard Emmerling 9783836559799
RRP: £15.00£11.96An icon of 1980s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) first made his name under the graffiti tag "SAMO", before establishing his studio practice and catapulting to fast fame at the age of 20. Although his career lasted barely a decade, he remains a... -
Birds and Butterflies Stained Glass Pattern Book by Ed Sibbett 9780486246208
RRP: £8.49£5.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486246208Author Ed SibbettFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 220gDimensions(mm)... -
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by Bell Hooks
RRP: £35.99£33.36"After reading Teaching to Transgress I am once again struck by bell hooks's never-ending, unquiet intellectual energy, an energy that makes her radical and loving." -- Paulo FreireIn Teaching to Transgress,bell hooks--writer, teacher, and insurgent... -
Dior and His Decorators: Victor Grandpierre, Georges Geffroy and The New Look by Maureen Footer
RRP: £50.00£35.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865653535Author Maureen FooterFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Vendome PressPublisher Vendome PressWeight(grams) 1800g -
Houses That Can Save the World by Courtenay Smith
RRP: £25.00£17.38An inspirational sourcebook of innovative and unexpected green design solutions for our homes that address the environmental and social issues facing our world today. Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and... -
Beyond the Page: South Asian Miniatures and Britain, 1600 to now by Fay Blanchard 9781781301258
RRP: £30.00£22.44A richly illustrated exploration of the impact of South Asian Miniature painting on contemporary art. This book tells the dynamic story of contemporary art's engagement with the miniature painting traditions of South Asia from the sixteenth century... -
Northamptonshire by Bruce A. Bailey
RRP: £60.00£50.11Some of England's grandest country houses are to be found in this prosperous rural county. The Elizabethan Renaissance Kirby Hall, the Jacobean mansion at Apethorpe, the late 17th-century French-inspired Boughton, Hawksmoor's stately Baroque Easton... -
Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art by Shizuo Tsuji
RRP: £45.00£30.85When it was first published, Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art changed the way the culinary world viewed Japanese cooking, moving it from obscure ethnic food to haute cuisine. Twenty-five years later, much has changed. Japanese food is a favorite of... -
Great Houses of London by James Stourton
RRP: £30.00£19.40Discover the stories of some of the most breathaking and historic great houses of London, along with their secrets, in this lavishly illustrated compedium. London has a wealth of truly stunning great houses, seen by many as one of the marvels of English... -
Peter Womersley by Neil Jackson 9781802078640
RRP: £30.00£27.39Published in his centenary year, this book celebrates the life and work of the British architect Peter Womersley (1923-1993). From Farnley Hey near Huddersfield, his award-winning first building completed in 1954, to the angular, look-no-hands concrete... -
Churchyards by Roger Bowdler 9781445691114
RRP: £8.99£6.02Churchyards are everywhere, numbered in their thousands. Some have ancient yew trees while others have intriguing structures like parish stocks, charnel houses and medieval crosses. And beneath the grass lie untold generations of past parishioners, lying... -
Vermeer's Camera: Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces by Philip Steadman
RRP: £16.99£12.28Over 100 years of speculation and controversy surround claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western art. This intellectual detective story starts... -
Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting by Sianne Ngai 9780674088122
RRP: £20.95£17.28The zany, the cute, and the interesting saturate postmodern culture. They dominate the look of its art and commodities as well as our discourse about the ambivalent feelings these objects often inspire. In this radiant study, Sianne Ngai offers a theory... -
Myths, History, and Art: Twelve Essays on Art as Deception by Basil Markesinis 9781528936729
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528936729Author Basil MarkesinisFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers -
Groovy Abstract Coloring Book by Thaneeya McArdle 9781574219623
£6.61Groovy Abstract is a colouring book for adults that contains 30 amazing art activities involving patterning, shading and colouring. Each vibrantly detailed illustration offers an easy way to de-stress, while allowing you to unleash the artist within... -
Pieter Bruegel. The Complete Works by Jurgen Muller
RRP: £60.00£55.20The life and times of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/30-1569) were marked by stark cultural conflict. He witnessed religious wars, the Duke of Alba's brutal rule as governor of the Netherlands, and the palpable effects of the Inquisition. To this day,... -
Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities by Tim Gill
RRP: £38.00£31.60What type of cities do we want our children to grow up in? Car-dominated, noisy, polluted and devoid of nature? Or walkable, welcoming, and green? As the climate crisis and urbanisation escalate, cities urgently need to become more inclusive and... -
Sneakers by Howie Kahn
RRP: £22.00£15.58An absolute necessity for design devotees and sneakerheads of all ages. Sneakers is a definitive exploration of the creative energy, innovation, collaboration, and visionary intelligence behind the cultural phenomenon of sneakers. This... -
7 Reece Mews: Francis Bacon's Studio by John Edwards 9780500510346
RRP: £20.00£13.757 Reece Mews, South Kensington, was Francis Bacon's home and studio for over thirty years. After he died in 1992, access was granted to award-winning photographer Perry Ogden to work undisturbed for days on end to produce this riveting record of the... -
Daily Doodle Journal: 365 Days of Creative Prompts - Discover Your Inner Whimsy and Find Moments of Mindfulness by Spike Maguire 9781638070849
RRP: £16.99£11.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638070849Author Rockridge PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
Typography: A Manual of Design by Emil Ruder
RRP: £49.95£32.07This book is the legacy of Emil Ruder, one of the originator of Swiss Style, famous throughout the world for the use of asymmetric layouts, use of a grid, sans-serif typefaces and flush left, ragged right text. His holistic approach is still recognized... -
William Blake. Dante's 'Divine Comedy'. The Complete Drawings by Sebastian Schutze
£30.33Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), is widely considered the greatest work ever composed in the Italian language. The epic poem describes Dante's journey... -
Draw 200 Animals: The Step-By-Step Way to Draw Horses, Cats, Dogs, Birds, Fish, and Many More Creatures by Lee J Ames
RRP: £17.99£12.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399580215Author Lee J. AmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher Watson-Guptill Publications -
Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered by Donald A. Norman 9780262548304
RRP: £23.00£15.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262548304Author Donald A. NormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Type. A Visual History of Typefaces & Graphic Styles by Cees W. de Jong 9783836565882
RRP: £60.00£44.95This comprehensive collection offers a thorough overview of typeface design from 1628 to the mid-20th century. Derived from a distinguished Dutch collection, a series of exquisitely designed catalogues traces the evolution of the printed letter via... -
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov 9781849434256
£13.08"We need the theatre, couldn't, couldn't do without it. Could we?" A successful actress visits her brother's isolated estate far from the city, throwing the frustrated residents unfulfilled ambitions into sharp relief. As her son attempts to impress... -
Why Are We 'Artists'?: 100 World Art Manifestos by Jessica Lack
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Art is not a luxury. Art is a basic social need to which everyone has a right'.This extraordinary collection of 100 artists' manifestos from across the globe over the last 100 years brings together activists, post-colonialists, surrealists, socialists,... -
Basics Urban Analysis by Gerrit Schwalbach
RRP: £19.50£15.12Basics Urban Analysis is a new addition to the module on city planning. Building on the elements of cities as described in the volume Basics Urban Building Blocks, it provides techniques for analyzing cities. As a basis for city planning and... -
James Gillray - A Revolution in Satire by Tim Clayton
RRP: £50.00£44.05A lavishly illustrated biography of James Gillray, inventor of the art of political caricature James Gillray (1756-1815) was late Georgian Britain's funniest, most inventive, and most celebrated graphic satirist and continues to influence cartoonists... -
The Art of Elizabeth Blackadder by Duncan Macmillan 9781848226586
RRP: £25.00£18.81Exploring the development of Elizabeth Blackadder's art in all its richness, this revised edition of Duncan Macmillan's 1999 book expands the account of an important artist and her significant body of work. With her oeuvre ranging through still life,...